Armenia's Karen Grigoryan wins Laos Open Chess ChampionshipJanuary 9, 2018 - 16:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Karen Grigoryan won the Laos International Open Chess Championship 2018, held in the capital city of Vientiane on January 1-7. Scoring a total of 7.5 points, Grigoryan competed against some 70 players from 15 countries, including four grandmasters and four international masters. The Armenian grandmaster secured six victories and played three draws and was followed by the representatives of Vietnam in the 2nd and 3rd spots. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |